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Howto use a answering file to run an unattened setup of windows vista/server 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:33:28 GMT

clipped by: ntziolis
clipper's remarks: A very simple tutorial on howto create and use an answering file for unattened windows vista/server 2008 setups.
It shows e.g. how to set the product key, so it dosent need to be entered every time.
And much more.

Clip Source: www.minasi.com

Installing Vista Hands-Off With an Answer File

Create an answer file. It's an ASCII text file that you'll usually create using a free program from Microsoft called the Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) that is part of the WAIK.

Give that answer file the name "autounattend.xml."

Put the file on any removable storage device on the target computer; on different machines I've successfully stored the file on a

CD-ROM disc
floppy disk
USB memory stick

Put the Vista installation DVD in the target computer's DVD drive.

Turn the computer on and tell it to boot from the DVD, then walk away. In about a half hour, Vista's installed.

Download a Basic Autounattend.xml

Insert Your Product Key in the Autounattend.xml

Put the Autounattend.xml File on a Removable Drive

First, you can copy the file to a USB stick and insert the USB stick into a USB slot.

Tags: deployment, windows vista, vista, windows server 2008, wim, unattend, setup, install, answer file, xml

Howt install Vista and Windows Server 2008 from the same disk

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:43:50 GMT

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Clip Source: www.msfn.org

" src="http://www.msfn.org/board/style_images/msfnskin/nav_m.gif" /> Vista and Server 08 on the same DVD, how to get server 2008 and vista working on the same dvd

to get it working you must combine the eulas from the server 08 and vista dvd into the sources\boot.wim of whichever dvd you are using as your base. to do this you use imagex.

Tags: installation, deployment, vista, windows server 2008, imagex, wim

Integrate windows updates into an WIM Image - Offline

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:43:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Tutorial on howto oflline integrate windows updates into a wim image

Clip Source: www.german-nlite.de

HowTo: Updates ins Vista-Image (install.wim) integrieren.

Schritt 1: Erstellen der Arbeitsverzeichnisse

Schritt 2: Kopieren der Vista-DVD auf die Festplatte

Schritt 3: Kopieren und Entpacken der Vista-Updates

Schritt 4: Windows-Systemabbild-Manager öffnen

Schritt 5: Öffnen des Windows Image (install.wim)

Schritt 6: Antwort-Datei (unattend.xml) erstellen

Schritt 7: Updates Integrieren

Schritt 8: Katalogdatei neu Erstellen

Schritt 9: DVD-Image erstellen

Fertig

Batch für die Updateintegration verbessert. updatesintegrieren4.zip ( 1.06KB ) Anzahl der Aufrufe/Downloads: 1039

Tags: wim, vista, windows update, deployment, waik, microsoft

Integrate Vista x86 and x64 into one DVD Image

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:38:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Easy tutorial on howto integrate even different plattform vistas to one DVD ISO image

Clip Source: www.german-nlite.de

Vista x86 und x64 auf eine DVD

Als erstes kopiert die komplette x86-DVD auf die Festplatte in den Ordner "C:\Howto\windows_distribution".

Verschiebt die Datei "C:\Howto\windows_distribution\sources\install.wim" in den Ordner "C:\Howto\x86".

cd C:\Howto\windows_distribution\sources

imagex /export ..\..\x86\install.wim 4 .\install.wim "Windows Vista Ultimate x86"

imagex /export ..\..\x64\install.wim 4 .\install.wim "Windows Vista Ultimate x64"

Zuerst wechseln wir in ein darüberligendes Verzeichnis:
cd ..\..

oscdimg -n -bc:\Howto\windows_distribution\boot\etfsboot.com C:\Howto\windows_distribution c:\Howto\Image.iso -m

Tags: vista, x64, x86, imagex, iso, dvd, image, integrate, installation, deployment

How To Make Vista Bootable DVD with WIM Downloaded Files

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:04:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How To Make Vista Bootable DVD with WIM Downloaded Files

Clip Source: www.mydigitallife.info

How To Make Vista Bootable DVD with WIM Downloaded Files

Clip Source: www.mydigitallife.info

How to make a bootable Windows Vista ISO DVD media

Create a Windows Vista ISO image and DVD with Oscdimg

Note: For 64-bit Windows Vista, download etfsboot.com and put it into “\Vista\boot” folder. Or users using WAIK (WinPE), the etfsboot.com can be found at %Programfiles%\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\amd64\boot\ folder. So simply replace -bC:\Vista\boot\etfsboot.com with -bC:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\amd64\boot\etfsboot.com when making 64-bit Vista DVD image.

Tags: wim, vista, microsoft, imagex, deployment, bootable, install

Walkthrough: Deploy an Image by using Windows Setup

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:48:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Walkthrough how to deploying a custom windows vista installation.
This way its also possible to install Windows Vista on a different drive letter than it was originally created from.

Clip Source: technet2.microsoft.com

Step 1: Copy the Windows product DVD source files to a network share

xcopy <drive> y:\\network_share\ /s

Step 2: Create a master installation

Step 3: Capture an image of the installation

imagex /compress fast /check /flags "Ultimate" /scroll /capture c: c:\myimage.wim " Vista Ultimate" "My Custom Vista Image 1"

net use y: \\network_share\
copy c:\myimage.wim y:\network_share\sources\install.wim

Step 4: Create a custom answer file

Copy the answer file to a network location. For example, in a Command Prompt window,

net use y: \\network_share\
copy c:\deploy_unattend.xml y:\\network_share\

Step 5: Deploy the image by using Windows Setup

net use y: \\network_share
y:\setup.exe /unattend:deploy_unattend.xml

Tags: wim, imagex, deployment, microsoft, vista, change dirve letter

BCDEDIT - Guide

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:58:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A brief overview of the BCEDIT.

Clip Source: www.vistaforums.com

Edit the Windows Vista Boot Menu Options - BCDEDIT

Create a Backup

Making Changes to the Boot Configuration Data

Correcting changes to the Partition/Disk structure

Msconfig - System Configuration Utility

CAUTION: Making incorrect or invalid changes to one's BCD store can result in

the system no longer booting and only those comfortable with using command line

entries and who understand the inherent risks of making a mistake should do so.

Tags: bcedit, microsoft, deployment, vista, boot.ini, boot, windows

Walkthrough: Boot Windows PE from Hard Disk

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:27:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A KB walkthrough how to boot WInPe from a harddrive.

Clip Source: technet2.microsoft.com

Walkthrough: Boot Windows PE from Hard Disk

Step 1: Create a Bootable Windows PE RAM Media

Step 2: Prepare the Hard Drive

On the new computer, insert your Windows PE media and restart the computer.

Windows PE starts and launches a Command Prompt window.

diskpart select disk 0 clean create partition primary size=<insert size> select partition 1 active format fs=ntfs exit

Step 3: Copy Windows PE Files to the Hard Disk

At a command prompt, use ImageX to apply the Windows PE image (Boot.wim) from your bootable media to the hard drive. For example,

d:\imagex /apply d:\sources\boot.wim 1 c:

Copy the \Boot folder from your bootable media to the root of your hard drive. For example,

xcopy d:\boot\*.* /e /f c:\boot\

Copy the Bootmgr file (no file name extension) from your bootable media to the root of your hard drive.

copy d:\bootmgr c:

Delete the boot configuration data (BCD) file that you copied from your bootable media.

del c:\boot\bcd

Step 4: Configure BCD Store

Tags: development, deployment, microsoft, winpe, bcedit

Deleting a column DEFAULT value

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:51:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Nice TSQL script to delete the default value constraint when you dont know the name.

Clip Source: www.thescripts.com

Deleting a column DEFAULT

DECLARE @default sysname
SELECT @default = object_name(cdefault)
FROM syscolumns
WHERE id = object_id('yourtable')
AND name = 'yourcolumn'

EXEC ('ALTER TABLE yourtable DROP CONSTRAINT ' + @default)

Tags: optional. separate by commas., microsoft, database, sql, sql 2005, default, constraints, tsql, mssql

Deploying Vista with Sysprep and ImageX

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:52:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A fantastic post about how to deploy vista using the well known sysprep tool and the new ImageX inaging tool

Clip Source: www.svrops.com

Overview

Configuring the reference PC

Creating the sysprep.xml file

Running Sysprep.exe

Capturing and applying a reference image

Example sysprep.xml file

Additional Notes

Useful Links

What’s Needed:
Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows Vista
An x86 or x64 based computer running Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 operating system. On this computer you will install the WAIK and create the sysprep.xml file
A PC with Windows Vista already installed.
A PC to install Windows Vista on (can be the same PC)
A WinPE 2.0 CD or USB Flash Drive

A Windows Server 2003 Domain environment

Assumptions
These instructions are based on the Ultimate or Business versions of Vista
<enter> means press the Enter key
You know how to open an elevated command prompt in Vista
You have a basic understanding of ImageX and the WAIK
You have a basic understanding of DOS

Tags: microsoft, 32bit, 64bit, imagex, sysprep, winpe, vista, deployment, sms

SQL 2005 - Solving lock escalation problems

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:09:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is a KB article about how to resolve deadlocking that is caused by lock escalations.

Clip Source: support.microsoft.com

How to resolve blocking problems that are caused by lock escalation in SQL Server

How to Prevent Lock Escalation

Break up large batch operations into several smaller operations. For example, suppose you ran the following query to remove several hundred thousand old records from an audit table, and then you found that it caused a lock escalation that blocked other users:

BEGIN TRAN SELECT * FROM mytable (UPDLOCK, HOLDLOCK) WHERE 1=0 WAITFOR DELAY '1:00:00' COMMIT TRAN

This query acquires and holds an IX lock on mytable for one hour, which prevents lock escalation on the table during that time.

Additionally, you can disable lock escalation by enabling trace flag 1211. However, this trace flag disables all lock escalation globally in the instance of SQL Server. Lock escalation serves a very useful purpose in SQL Server by maximizing the efficiency of queries that are otherwise slowed down by the overhead of acquiring and releasing several thousands of locks.

Tags: optional. separate by commas., database, development, sql 2005, sql, microsoft, lock, transaction

SQL 2005 - Snapshot Isolation Level

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:05:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This article describes the SNAPSHOT isloation level of the SQL 2005, how it works, when its supposed to be used as well and how.

Clip Source: msdn2.microsoft.com

Using Snapshot Isolation

Understanding Snapshot Isolation and Row Versioning

ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase
SET ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON

ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase
SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON

Managing Concurrency with Isolation Levels

Snapshot Isolation Level Extensions

How Snapshot Isolation and Row Versioning Work

When the SNAPSHOT isolation level is enabled, each time a row is updated, the SQL Server Database Engine stores a copy of the original row in tempdb, and adds a transaction sequence number to the row.

A snapshot transaction always uses optimistic concurrency control, withholding any locks that would prevent other transactions from updating rows. If a snapshot transaction attempts to commit an update to a row that was changed after the transaction began, the transaction is rolled back, and an error is raised.

snapshot isolation is that the transaction sees all of the data as it existed at the start of the transaction, without honoring or placing any locks on the underlying tables

Tags: microsoft, database, sql, development, sql 2005, transaction, isolation level, lock

Oracle 32bit client BadImageException

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:33:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An easy way to get by the problem when using 32bit components in 64bit applications.
In order to work the publicKeyToken and such have to be changed in order to meet the installed components.

Clip Source: www.codeprof.com

Change the machine.config for the x64 .

Add the following binding policy:

Code Snippet

If you want your application to force using 64-bit client when running in 64-bit more (tested on AMD 64) use the following code in app.config of your file:

Code Snippet

Tags: database, development, 64bit, 32bit, badimageexception, oracle, oracle client

MSDN

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:45:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The three options that are provided when it comes to MSDN 2008.

MSDN Library (2GB)

MSDN Library Express (300MB)

MSDN Library Online

Links inkluded.

Clip Source: www.microsoft.com

MSDN Express Library for Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions and Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition

The Microsoft MSDN Express Library is an abridged version of the full Microsoft MSDN Library. It contains the most important content for new users of Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions and Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition to get familiar with both the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Microsoft’s Development Languages (VB, C#, C++), and most of the core .NET Framework classes. The MSDN Express Library is just under 300 MB in size.

MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008

The complete Microsoft MSDN Library is also freely available for those who wish a more comprehensive set of documentation including all of the Win32 API, the complete .NET Framework documentation, as well as documentation for many other valuable Software Development Kits (SDKs). Click here to download the Microsoft MSDN Library (2 GB) now.

Microsoft MSDN Online Library

MSDN Online Library

Tags: 2008, development, visual studio, vs, microsoft, msdn, msdn express, msdn 2008, msdn library

Building Visual Studio 2008 under Team Build 2005

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:16:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Information on how to use the team build 2005 to compile vs 2008 solution files

Clip Source: tfsnow.wordpress.com

Notice that the Format Version value has been changed from “9.0″ to “10.0″. I’m sure that there are some interesting stories about why these numbers are nine and ten respectively since Visual Studio 2005 is actually Visual Studio 8.0, and Visual Studio 2008 is actually Visual Studio 9.0 - but anyway, I digress.

In a nutshell, the problem is that the version of MSBuild that Team Build 2005 integrates with gets to a solution file with Format Version 10.0 and simply falls over with the following error:

Build FAILED.
C:\Builds\TFSNow\TfsNow-PublicWebsite-Continuous\Sources\PublicWebsite.sln(2): Solution file error MSB5014: File format version is not recognized. MSBuild can only read solution files between versions 7.0 and 9.0, inclusive.

get-content PublicWebsite.sln | % { $_.Replace(”Format Version 10.0″, “Format Version 9.0″) } | set-content PublicWebsite.Fixed.sln

Tags: 2008, development, microsoft, source control, team foundation server, tfs, tfs 2008, visual studio, vs